I have two questions about the Vanish lock on a ToM

1) This question is for when I have a ball locked in the Vanish lock.
- Frequently, if I shoot the left orbit, when the ball passes through one of the Bonus X switches, the game will eject the ball in the Vanish lock and start Tiger Saw Multiball.
- This also happens on occasion after a left orbit shot when the ball gets below the pop bumpers and starts to exit that top right zone.

Is this correct? Based on what I've seen of the ruleset, Tiger Saw Multiball is only supposed to start on a right orbit shot.

2) This question is for when the purple Vanish lock light is lit, but there is no ball in the Vanish lock.
- If I shoot a right orbit shot, the ball will lock, and the game will do its Vanish animation and award 40MM points.

Is this correct? Based on the ruleset, I thought you were only supposed to get a ball locked in the Vanish lock on a left orbit shot.

I've Googled this question and read the message boards, and there seems to be a divergence of opinion on the topic with some saying this is normal operation and others saying this is incorrect. We're using software version 1.3.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: Just spoke with a professional pinball player who says this is not normal operation. If you agree, I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to fix the problem.

Thanks!

Apologies if a self-bump is poor etiquette.
Just looking for an answer.

Thanks!

All helpful answers. Thanks.

So, it seems like the consensus is that my game is not acting "properly" but that you all experience the same things.

I wonder if there are machines out there that act differently from ours. I also wonder if it can be "fixed" or if it's just a glitch that is part of every game.

Zrbt - I'm interested to find out what your test shows.

Just heard from Zrbrt. His machine also does the random start of Tiger Saw Multiball on some left loop shots.

At this point, it seems that everyone agrees that Tiger Saw Multball shouldn't start on a left loop shot and that Vanish shouldn't happen on a right loop shot.

While that seems to be the agreed-on ruleset, I've been unable to find someone who reports a machine that doesn't do this.

- Does anyone have a machine that doesn't exhibit this behavior?

What I'm trying to figure out is if my machine is acting improperly or if this is "normal" operation that just doesn't match the posted rules.

I'm going to highlight this thread on the ToM owners forum and see if others have answers.